Disease

Abnormal sensitivity to sunlight, known as photosensitivity, affects over one half of people with lupus. Exposure to sunlight can cause a skin rash or trigger a flare-up of internal lupus resulting in joint pain and fatigue. Because sunlight cannot...

Have you been diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)? This autoimmune disease can affect almost every organ in the body, causing a variety of health complications. Because there’s no known cure for this disease, therapy centers around treating the...

Whether you are girl in her teens who has recently become sexually active or you are a grown woman who is trying to avoid unintended pregnancies, you need some kind of birth control to fulfill your needs, but you...

In this day and age, women have more options than ever when it comes to birth control. But the abundance of choices has become a cause of apprehension and confusion among women – which birth control is best for...

Birth control weight loss - I'd be rich if I had a dollar from every woman who told me that she was sure that birth control caused her to lose or gain weight. This is a common question about oral contraception. The...

Pregnancy isn't the only thing that can cause a woman to miss her period. To have a period the ovaries, vagina, cervix, and uterus must all be working properly, and if they are not it could be due to...

Abortion is never easy. Difficult is the decision, difficult is going through it and difficult are its aftereffects. One of the most challenging aftereffects that you and your partner may face is sex.
Sexual intercourse post-abortion is a highly individualized...